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David Miller, better known by his pseudonym David Shankbone, is an American photographer,
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ger, and former
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. In 2011,
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described him as "arguably the most influential new media
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in the world" for his numerous
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photographs, uploaded to
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and seen in
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, documenting celebrities, political officials, and events, notably the
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protests. As a
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, he was the first to interview a sitting head of state, Israeli President
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. His photography has been featured in magazines and news websites such as ''
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'', the ''
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'', and ''
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'', and featured in an exhibition at the
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. In a profile of his Wikinews interviews, the ''
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'' wrote, "Miller's work feels like a bit of a throwback to a time when
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published long transcripts of her interviews in book form and
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broadcast a six-hour sit-down with
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."


Career and coverage

Shankbone says that he began photography as a "cheap hobby" using a
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given to him by his sister in response to a perceived lack of images on
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, taking advantage of the relative accessibility of prominent individuals in New York City. He says that he was mentored by the
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collaborators
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and
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. Billy Name interviewed Shankbone for ''
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'' magazine about their relationship and photography. Colleen Asper, writing in the ''
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'', described Shankbone's photographs as "incredibly wide ranging in their scope". Shankbone began contributing to Wikipedia in June 2006, and in 2007, he was noted as a "leading Wikipedia editor" in ''
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''.


Israel

In December 2007, he became the first of
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's
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s to interview a sitting head of state,
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. Miller was also profiled in the ''
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'' in January 2009, where his interviews were described as a "throwback to a time when
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published long transcripts of her interviews in book form and
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broadcast a six-hour sit-down with
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
." Shankbone's interview was described by ''
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'' as a milestone in the development of Wikinews. Shankbone was invited to Israel by the Foreign Ministry and the America–Israel Friendship League, as part of a delegation of technology writers, including representatives from ''BusinessWeek'', ''USA Today'', ''PC Week'', and ''Salon'', to review the Israeli technology sector.
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, spokesman at the consulate in New York explained, "More than once we have faced editors connected to Israel that appear on Wikipedia in English that do not represent the reality in Israel. We decided to initiate a visit by Shankbone to describe Israeli reality as it is." While there, he requested an interview with Israeli President Shimon Peres, which to his surprise was granted. However, Shankbone later admitted he considered it to be one of the worst interviews he had undertaken. He returned to Israel in 2009 to take photographs of the country and the
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desert.


See also

* Gage Skidmore *
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